croaky
/ˈkrəʊki/adjective
उच्चारण क्रोकी
भर्राया हुआ, कर्कश (आवाज़)
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(of a voice) deep and rough, especially because you have a sore throat
भर्राया हुआ, कर्कश (आवाज़)
- a croaky voice
- The singer's croaky voice showed that she was recovering from a cold.
- I woke up with a croaky voice and could hardly speak.
+ 2 more examples
- The teacher sounded croaky after a week of cold weather.
- He gave a croaky laugh and asked for some water.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
croaky + voice / throat
Croaky is mostly used for a voice or throat that sounds rough or low, usually when ill.
'Croaky' प्रायः उस आवाज़ या गले के लिए आता है जो बीमारी के कारण खुरदरा या धीमा सुनाई दे।
- Radhika's voice was croaky after the cold.
- He woke up with a croaky throat.
sound / be + croaky
After sound or be, croaky tells how a person's voice seems on a call or in person.
Sound या be के बाद 'croaky' बताता है कि किसी की आवाज़ कैसी लग रही है।
- You sound croaky; are you ill?
- My voice is croaky in the morning.
croaky (informal adjective)
Croaky is an informal word; in formal writing use hoarse.
'Croaky' अनौपचारिक शब्द है; औपचारिक लेखन में 'hoarse' का प्रयोग करें।
- The singer was hoarse after three concerts.
comparative: croakier / more croaky
The comparative is croakier and the superlative croakiest; more croaky is also seen.
तुलनात्मक रूप 'croakier' और उत्कृष्ट रूप 'croakiest' हैं; 'more croaky' भी मिलता है।
- Her voice grew croakier as the evening went on.
+Collocations 4
croaky + noun
voicethroatlaughwhispercough
- A croaky laugh came from the old man.
adverb + croaky
slightlya bitratherverystill
- He sounded a bit croaky on the phone.
verb + croaky
soundfeelbecomegrowremain
- His voice remained croaky for a week.
croaky + cause
after a coldfrom shoutingin the morningwith a sore throat
- I was croaky from shouting at the cricket match.
“More examples 5
- The teacher's croaky voice made it hard to hear the lesson.
शिक्षक की बैठी हुई आवाज़ के कारण पाठ सुनना कठिन हो रहा था।
- She gave a croaky laugh at the joke.
उसने चुटकुले पर कर्कश हँसी हँसी।
- Warm water and honey may help a croaky throat.
गुनगुना पानी और शहद बैठे हुए गले में आराम दे सकते हैं।
- His croaky answer showed he had been shouting all day.
उसके भारी स्वर के जवाब से पता चला कि वह दिन भर चिल्लाता रहा था।
- I still feel croaky after last week's fever.
पिछले सप्ताह के बुखार के बाद मैं अब भी गला बैठा हुआ महसूस कर रहा हूँ।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Her voice was croaky since morning.
✓ Her voice has been croaky since morning.
Since with a state that continues up to now needs the present perfect, not the simple past.
Since के साथ अब तक जारी स्थिति के लिए present perfect आता है, simple past नहीं।
✗ He has croaky throat.
✓ He has a croaky throat.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
एकवचन गणनीय संज्ञा के साथ article आवश्यक है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives all describe a rough voice, but they differ in cause and formality.
ये adjectives खुरदरी आवाज़ का वर्णन करते हैं, पर कारण और formality में अंतर है।
Informal; low and rough, often with a sore throat.
अनौपचारिक; धीमी और खुरदरी, प्रायः गले की खराबी से।
- He sounded croaky.
A neutral word for a rough, weak voice after shouting or illness.
चिल्लाने या बीमारी के बाद की खुरदरी, कमज़ोर आवाज़ के लिए तटस्थ शब्द।
- The crowd was hoarse by the end.
Low and rough, but often attractive rather than ill.
धीमी और खुरदरी, पर प्रायः बीमार नहीं बल्कि आकर्षक।
- The singer had a husky voice.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Keep the rough-voice words together: croaky (rough, especially from a sore throat), hoarse (rough because of illness or shouting), husky (low and rough, often attractive), gravelly (deep and rough), raspy.
खुरदरी आवाज़ के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: croaky (गले में खराश से खुरदरी), hoarse (बीमारी या चिल्लाने से खुरदरी), husky (धीमी और खुरदरी, प्रायः आकर्षक), gravelly (गहरी और खुरदरी), raspy।
Keep apart hoarse (rough voice) and horse (an animal).
Hoarse (खुरदरी आवाज़) और horse (घोड़ा) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Animal sounds: frogs croak; crows caw; ravens croak.
जानवरों की आवाज़ें: frogs croak; crows caw; ravens croak।